Mandala Madness Part 15

Mandala Madness Part 15

This week you will add a wreath of leaves to your mandala.
Because each and every one of you is a winner!

The Laurel Wreath has always been presented to the victor or winner, and this has been a tough challenge…not quite over yet though!

As I was designing this part I was actually thinking of headbands of flowers, and dancing around in summer, so wether you want to see it as a laurel wreath or flowers in your hair, let your creativity flow and your inner hipppy dance. 🙂

Just a little heads up! Round 97, where you make 2 fltr in the same st, place a stitch marker in the back loop of that stitch to help you next week.

♥ Please remember this is my design and is covered by copyright law. You may share a link to this page with anyone, you may print off the photo or written tutorials for your own use, but please do not alter or change in any way.
Please love and respect me, as I love and respect you. ♥

♥ If you haven’t read the introduction post, then please find it here. You will find all the information on Yarn Packs, how much yarn you will need, hook sizes, the finished size of your blanket and all the resources available.

♥ It is worth book marking the main Mandala Madnesspage as it will contain all the posts about the project and each weekly part.

♥ I also have a group on Ravelry, which covers all of my designs. I will try to check in there every day. I now have some lovely moderators, thank you so much for your help ladies. ♥

♥ I suggest taking a look through the photo tutorial here before downloading the pdf to work from, but if you just can’t wait to get started I have put all the pdf downloads together.

♥ And for those of you who like to follow the Video Tutorial by Esther Dijkstra from itsallinanutshell.com, just click here and the link will take you straight to the video for this part.
Again my love and thanks to Esther for the amazing job she has done with these videos. ♥

♥ PDF downloads

♥ Translations

For the translated versions of the CAL, please click on the links here and it will take you straight to your preferred language. With no need to scroll down further on this page.
And another HUGE thank you to the awesome team of translators, from the CAL – Crochet A Long Facebook group, for the fantastic job they have done with all the translations. ♥

Mandala Madness Part 15

For the purposes of this tutorial I am using Scheepjes Merino Soft and a 4 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook.

The colours used in each round are listed below.

US terms used throughout.

AbbreviationsHints: Are typed in italics and coloured purple, they are to help and guide you and hopefully make life a little easier.Reference to photos is [P] with the relevant photo number.
* Repeat instructions between asterisks the amount of times specified. This is normally a repeat for a complete side and will consist of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat instructions between parentheses the amount of times specified. This is a lower level repeat.

Special Stitches

Tr Cluster: Yarn over twice, place hook in stitch or space to be worked and pull up a loop, 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice, 2 loops on hook.
Yarn over twice, place hook in same st/sp, pull up a loop, 5 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice, 3 loops on hook.
Yarn over twice, place hook in same st/sp, pull up a loop, 6 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice, 4 loops on hook.
Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.

5 tr cluster: worked with 3 partial tr in ch-3 space, 1 partial tr in ch-2 space and 1 partial tr in sc, and in reverse for the other side, 1 partial tr in sc, 1 partial tr in ch-2 space and 3 partial tr in next ch-3 space.

Ruffle Stitch: Made over 3 sts. Flsc in indicated stitch, and working around the front of the post of the same st, from top to bottom (hdc, 3 dc), skip next st, flsc in next st.

93. Join with a standing sc in 2nd fptr2tog of large shell on any repeat, [P1]

*hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, dc3tog over next 3 sts, dc in next 9 sts,
(2 dc in next st, dc in next 18 sts) 3 times,
2 dc in next st, dc in next 9 sts, dc3tog over next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts.*

5 tr cluster: worked with 3 partial tr in ch-3 space, 1 partial tr in ch-2 space and 1 partial tr in next sc. [P8], and in reverse for the other side, 1 partial tr in next sc, 1 partial tr in ch-2 space and 3 partial tr in next ch-3 space [P10].

Hi Helen!
1st of all, I’m loving your pattern.
I’m having a bit of trouble with Row 95. I’ve tried everything including larger hooks but it’s still puckering. The only way I can get it to lay flat is to do 5 loose chains between the treble clusters. Will that be ok in the long run and/or do you have any ideas?
Thanks so much!!

hi Nikki, don’t forget you need ch 3 before the clusters and ch-3 after, so the 9 tr cluster has a ch-3 either side, so does the sc… if that makes sense, on the next round you will make sts into those chain spaces, so do make sure you have a chain space either side 🙂

Hi Helen,I am really enjoying this project,You do beautiful work !!! I have a question.I wanted to do 3 alternating colors on the last round,round 97,will using different colors from round 98 cause a problem with round 98 ??? I am using a lot of colors and can’t imagine it not working,but I just wanted to make sure.Thank You,Michael